GDC, IGF Award Winners

The third day of last week’s Game Developers Conference was devoted to a two-part awards show, celebrating the best in indie (Independent Gaming Festival) and major (Game Developers Choice) releases. There were little surprises, with Minecraft and Red Dead Redemption effectively sweeping their respective awards shows with both the most nominations and the most wins. For the full list of victors of both shows, follow the jump.

2011 Independent Gaming Festival Award Winners

Best Student Game:Fract by Richard E Flanagan

Excellence in Design:Desktop Dungeons by QCF Design

Technical Excellence:Amnesia: The Dark Descent by Frictional Games

Best Mobile Game:Helsing’s Fire by Ratloop

Excellence in Visual Art:Bit.Trip Runner by Gaijin Games

Excellence in Audio:Amnesia: The Dark Descent by Frictional Games

Direct2Drive Vision Award:Amnesia: The Dark Descent by Frictional Games